CPCS (Construction Plant Competent Scheme) Courses
Slinger Signaller
Theory Training includes the following subjects:
- Principles and aims of health and safety at work
- Employee’s duties and responsibilities under law
- Safety signs
- Dealing with hazards
- Accident prevention and control
- Selection and use of personal protective equipment
- Handling plant-related harmful substances
- Operator Roles and responsibilities
- Operator preparation for work
- Machine Travelling and manoeuvring
- Setting up for work
- Working tasks
- Completing work
- Shutdown procedures
- Machine handbooks
Practical Training covers:
- Identification marks, test certification and thorough examination documents
- Identifying load weights and centres of gravity
- Characteristics of lifting accessories including effects of angles and attaching methods
- Selection of lifting accessories including uniform load method.
- Following method statements and other instructions, including preparation of work area
- How to sling various loads including balanced, unbalanced and loose
- How to deliver signals to the lifting appliance operator using different forms of communication
- How to lift and accurately place various loads including test lifts, to and from confined and ‘blind’ areas
- How to keep within safe working parameters
- Storage of lifting accessories
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